American paddlefish

Photo By/Credit

Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
09/27/2016
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Paddlefish can be distinguished from other freshwater fish by the presence of a very large mouth, and a long, paddle-shaped snout (called a rostrum) that is about one third the length of the body.
Subject tags
Rivers and streams
Fishes
Fisheries
Fish hatcheries
Aquatic animals
Aquaculture